Approved Tech X011 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher Attachment

[Macharius Solaire]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Attachment for various DSA weapons
• Image Source: Source
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Denon Stahl Arms
• Model: X011 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher Attachment
• Affiliation: Only usable if added into the submission of a DSA weapon. And stated by the user they have added the attachment to it where applicable.
• Modularity: No
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material: Durasteel. Plastic.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Grenade Launcher
• Size: Weapon mounted
• Length: 15 Inches
• Weight: 1.36 kg
• Ammunition Type: 40mm grenade fragmentation. 40mm grenade high explosive.
• Ammunition Capacity:
  1

[*]Effective Range:

• Effective Firing Range: 150m
• Maximum Firing Range 400m
• Effective Frag Grenade Damage Range: Up to * 130 meters of shrapnel. * (The farther from the impact, lesser the chance of getting hit).
• Effective High Explosive Grenade Damage Range:
  Explosion: 1m radius
• Shrapnel Produced or Occurring: Up to * 130m

[*]Rate of Fire: Single action

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Mod - This weapon can be fitted to various DSA weapons. If applicable.

Strengths:

• You can shoot a grenade farther than you can throw one: Self explanatory.

Weaknesses:

• Hitting stuff: Pretty hard to use since it's sitting under the barrel. Sights are useless. The weapon needs to be tilted up or down to change distance. The farther the distance the harder it is to hit things. Only experience can help.
• The attachment adds more weight to the front of the gun. Dragging down the barrel and making it more difficult to aim.

DESCRIPTION

Originally drawn up for the STA Venom Assault Rifle to give it more versatility and firepower. The X011 is a very simply designed, cost effective and deadly weapon in the hands of a skilled user. The 40mm frag is only effective against lightly and unarmored targets. The 40mm high explosive is far deadlier. Capable of dealing with armored targets and light vehicles effectively. The weapons drawbacks are its difficulty to aim. As stated above, the user can find it challenging to hit targets at longer ranges. It is also lethal to use it at extremly short distances to the user. So fire with caution!

Loading the launcher requires the operator to pull the barrel forward to open the receiving slot forward of the trigger housing. Place the grenade inside the barrel. Return the barrel to the closed position. The launcher upon closing is now ready to fire.

There's not much more to say for this simple grenade launcher. Other than that Denon Stahl Arms plans to incorporate this weapons mod into future weapons designs.

 

[Ellie Mors]

Hello, I'll be the factory judge reviewing your submission. If you have questions, please feel free to respond to this thread once we are underway.

 

[Ellie Mors]

Effective 50 / 150m

Why is there such a drastic difference in the effective range?

 

[Macharius Solaire]

[member="Darth Ananta"]

Well you're firing an explosive. There's minimum safety ranges. Time to let the explosive arm. And the ability to hit stuff effectively.

50 meters is a good minimum effective range to give so people don't go grenade happy and shoot a guy too close to themselves. I think it's pretty easy for the users here to figure out you're good to go at that range. Any closer and there's a danger to yourself or friendlies.

150 meters is the effective range to hit things well.

I can edit in more detail on the matter if this is satisfactory.

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Macharius Solaire"]
So, to be clear, the explosion is roughly 50 meters across?

 

[Macharius Solaire]

No where is it stated how big the explosion is. It's a 40mm grenade.

This submission is based off the American M203 grenade launcher. Which I read up the two main shells off this weapon system CAN cause casualties up to 130 meters. It has a 5 meter kill radius.

These hard numbers don't really help folks here though. People understand if a grenade blows up near them what it can mean. But the various factors of the situation will lead to the person desiring if they got hit or not. Or even hurt from it if they're wearing really good armor.

The ranges stated of between 50 to 150 meters being an effective firing range to hit on or near your target. While not killing or hurting yourself in standard combat situation is pretty darn reasonable. There's so many factors that can change this, I'll only try to generalize what effective range is. If you're behind cover sure you can probably shoot it at a guy 20 meters away and be fine. If you're standing up on a 100 meter tall building the max range the grenade can go is gonna be farther, but accuracy will suffer for it.

[member="Darth Ananta"]

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Macharius Solaire"]
The effective range is the range at which the weapon is most effective at. It is not the maximum, nor the minimum, only the range at which the weapon is at its greatest accuracy and effectiveness. If the weapon is effective from 50 to 150 meters, in regards to the range at which the weapon can be fired with accuracy, simply state that.

The way you stated it, as 50 / 150, made it appear to mean there was an effective range for the grenade itself as well as an effective range for the launcher (as in the grenade's effective range is 50 meters, and it can be fired with accuracy up to 150 meters). Please clarify your effective range to more closely resemble your explanation.

 

[Macharius Solaire]

[member="Darth Ananta"]

Made changes to Effective Rage. Hope this is suitable.

Added some fluff about loading the weapon in the description.

 

[Ellie Mors]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Cira"]

 

[Jamie Pyne]

Approved.